Spring Napkins

I can’t wait for Spring to arrive. I am so sick of slushy snow, grey days, and cold temperatures! Besides the warmer weather one of the things I’m looking forward to most is sitting down with family and friends at all the celebrations that happen every spring. I made these napkins in anticipation of all these events and think they’ll add color and life to any Springtime table! –Molly

Materials

To make twelve double sided napkins (To make more or fewer napkins keep in mind that you’ll need two fat quarters and 2-yards of ric rac per napkin):

Pinning

Starting in the middle of one of the sides place the ric rac along the edge of the fabric with the outer points of the zig zag lined up exactly to the edge.

Place the second square neatly on top of the first square and pin the three layers together, making sure the ric rac remains lined up with the edge of the fabric. Leave a 3-inch un-pinned tail of ric rac at the start.

Continue pinning the two squares together with the ric rac along the edge. When you come to a corner neatly bend the ric rac into a 90-degree angle as shown above and continue pinning.

Pin the three layers together in this manner until you get back to the beginning. Leave a 3-inch opening un-pinned and a 3-inch tail of ric rac at the end.

Sewing

Sew the three layers together along all four sides with a 1/4-inch seam allowance. Make sure to leave the 3-inch opening un-sewn. Back stitch at the beginning and end of each seam.

Turn the napkin right side out through the opening.

Press the napkin flat paying special attention to poking out the corners.

Iron the raw edges of the opening 1/4-in towards the wrong side.

Place the tails of the ric rac in-between the sides of the ironed opening until they meet and then tuck their raw ends inside the napkin. Pin them neatly in-between the two fabric layers as shown above.

Thanks for the great question. Top stitching will help to keep the napkins in the correct shape after washing because it sews the two layers of fabric on top of on another. It makes ironing easier because they won't be totally out of shape after washing. I agree that it might be a good idea to top stitch this project if you will be using them and washing them a lot.

Here is a project that is put together similarly to these napkins but uses top stitching:

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